Crime Rates at Butchers Court, Witney, OX28 6BX

Butchers Court area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butchers Court (OX28 6BX) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Witney Central average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butchers Court (OX28 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Old Rectory Mews. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.